See inside EL James' LA mansion - and other A-List homes...

See inside EL James' LA mansion - and other A-List homes...

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Fifty Shades of sun for EL James

£5.4 million

Fifty Shades of Grey author has splashed out on a sprawling property in the Hollywood Hills. Scroll right...

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Hollywood Hills, LA

The British writer bought a detached Thirties family home in west London three years ago for £2.65 million after her erotic novel trilogy sold 100 million copies and brought a major film deal. Her latest home, left, is a £5.4 million, five-bedroom, 5,616sq ft giant. Scroll right...

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Hollywood Hills, LA

The master suite has floor-to-ceiling windows that open on to private landscaped grounds with multiple terraces. Scroll right...

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Hollywood Hills, LA

A rear patio overlooks the pool and spa and of course, there’s a walk-in wine room. Scroll right...

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Hollywood Hills, LA

The super-modern five-bedroom mansion has plenty of entertaining space, with terraces and balconies offering spectacular views of Hollywood. Scroll right...

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Hollywood Hills, LA

Before her Fifty Shades success, James lived in a modest £350,000 terrace house in west London with screenwriter husband Niall Leonard and their two sons. These days the couple split their time between London and LA.

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Man Utd's Marcus rents a posh pad for mum

£5,000-a-month

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has moved his mother and two brothers into a luxurious home in Cheshire, valued at about £800,000.
His family will enjoy three floors of space, their own personal cinema, and a sauna in the garden.
Rashford, 18, is reportedly treating the rented place as a temporary measure for his family while he has a £1 million home built at a secret location nearby. While Rashford has come to fame and fortune early in life, his mum says she is there to make sure he stays grounded and invests his money wisely.

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J-Law's on the hunt for a pad in NYC

£866,000

Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence has sold the Santa Monica home she bought for £662,000 in 2006 for £866,000. Only 20 blocks from the beach, it is in one of California’s hotspots but Lawrence had to drop the price to find a buyer - after it was originally listed for £1.27 million. Rumour has it that the actress is on the hunt for an apartment in New York’s upmarket Tribeca district and has a budget of £9 million to £13.5 million to play with...

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A hot deal for Fab Four fans

£1.5 million

A fireplace reclaimed from the Beatles’ Abbey Road Studios in NW8 is now a feature in a Georgian maisonette in Clerkenwell that’s for sale with Fyfe Mcdade at £1.5 million. The fireplace was in situ during the Sixties “Fab Four” era. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home is close to Angel station, and a 10-minute walk from buzzing Upper Street.

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Nab your own Grand Design

£3.8 million

Grand Designs viewers will recognise Kew House in south-west London. It featured in the House of the Year spin-off series last year in which presenter Kevin McCloud called the four-bedroom home “a cabinet of curiosities.” The RIBA award-winning house sits behind a Victorian stable façade, with 4,000sq ft of space in two wings clad in weathered steel.

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A Manhattan move for Gisele and Tom

£12.9 million

Top model Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady, her American footballer husband, are selling their swish four-bedroom New York loft. It has floor-to-ceiling views of Manhattan but the couple have bought an even posher pad in the exclusive Tribeca district.

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Spot the celeb from your Ely cottage

£735,000

Bafta-winning actress Marion Cotillard was recently spotted in Ely, Cambridgeshire, filming for new blockbuster Assassin’s Creed, to be released in December. Ely Cathedral was also a location for The King’s Speech, Jupiter Ascending, The Other Boleyn Girl and The Other Man. A beautiful four-bedroom cottage is just five minutes’ walk from the cathedral and locals have enjoyed all the celeb-spotting. It’s a good buy for commuters too, with services to London from the mainline rail station.

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Cotswold home designed by Jade Jagger

£1.15 million

A four-bedroom Cotswolds home with interiors designed by Jade Jagger is for sale, with a reduction of £100,000. The London-based jewellery designer Jade Jagger put her stamp on the eco-friendly home when she owned it. It’s all laid-back chic, with white walls, white resin floors and a sleek black lacquer snug.

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Rent the Barbados retreat fit for a Hollywood couple

£3,037 a night

Glamorous Hollywood couple Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz recently holidayed at Bougainvillea House on Great Exuma in The Bahamas. The seven-bedroom villa sleeps 18 and comes with its own 10-passenger speedboat and captain.

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Jamie's TV pad owners ask for more

£2.75 million

A Clerkenwell warehouse conversion, the setting for Jamie Oliver’s debut TV series, The Naked Chef, is back on the market. The home, listed last year for £2,695,000, failed to find a buyer and is on sale again at £2.75 million with Dexters. The main body of the house is accessed by the spiral staircase that the star chef would slide down on his show. There is also a gym and full-height windows overlooking Quaker Gardens. Around the corner from Whitecross Street Market, it’s well-located for foodies and City types.

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Chiswick house is something of a Tardis

£1.75 million

Committed Whovians will know that this house in Chiswick, was used as a location for the first episode of Doctor Who in 1963. Close to Turnham Green station, it is now for sale through Dexters. On the popular Glebe Estate, the period property has bespoke interiors with a modern twist. There is plenty of room for hosting time-travelling friends, with three large bedrooms and bathrooms....

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Mary Berry's former Bucks bolthole

£3 million

GBBO aficionados will be keen to know that Mary Berry’s former family home is for sale. Much of Berry's early TV work was filmed in the kitchen and the property was recently seen on BBC2’s The Mary Berry story. The Red House has a master bedroom suite and five further bedrooms. There is also a dining room where Berry would entertain guests and a coach house in the grounds comprises a garage, workshop, store and tack room.

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Keep up with Kylie

£3.4 million

The youngest Kardashian sister, Kylie Jenner, 19, has snapped up a £3.4 million house in four acres in Hidden Hills, California, next to the £4.5 million home she bought there in May. She plans to turn the new house into a base for her Kylie Cosmetics business. She also owns a place in Calabasas, LA,close to other Keeping Up with the Kardashians stars, but put it up for sale for £2.9 million in June. Scroll right...

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No laughing matter

£2.43 million

Rowan Atkinson has dropped the asking price of his Oxfordshire home again. The star of Mr Bean listed the charming property in Waterperry village for £2.9 million more than a year ago. It failed to shift, so he dropped the price by £250,000 in June. However, it’s now down to £2,425,000 with Carter Jonas. The Grade II -listed, five-bedroom property dates back to 1777 and is set in six acres including a stretch along the Thames. Scroll right...

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Fit for the Olympians

As Tom Daley prepares for diving in Rio, he can rest up at the striking mansion in Parque Lage. Team GB can treat it as a home from home with friends and family during the Rio Games. Framed by botanical gardens, the house sits beneath the Christ the Redeemer statue. Scroll right...